A new species of Oileus Kaup (Coleoptera, Passalidae) from Guatemala, with a key to the species of the genus

By

Cano, Enio B.
Schuster, Jack

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

194

Pages

81-87

Subjects

cloud forest , Guatemala , Oileus , Passalidae , Quiché

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.194.2963

 

Abstract

Oileus gasparilomi sp. n. is described from nine specimens from the mountains of Quiché in Guatemala, from cloud forest at 1795 m elevation. This represents the second species of the genus for Guatemala, differing from the closely related Mexican species Oileus rimator (Truqui) ina straight anterior clypeal border, the postocular sulcus divided by a keel and the pronotum almost straight (not clearly bilobed). A key to the species of Oileus is given.